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Consent Agenda Item 5. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	07/10/2018
Submitted For:	Eric Mariscal	Submitted By:	Cate Gore, Elections Assistant
Department:	Elections

Information

Request/Subject

Order to Cancel Precinct Committeemen Elections and Appoint Precinct Committeemen

Background Information

Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §16-410 (A) states, "Notwithstanding any other law, in any election that is to be held pursuant to title 15, title 48 or section 16-822, if the total of the number of persons who file a nomination petition for a candidate and the number of persons who file a nomination paper for a write-in candidate as prescribed by chapter 3, articles 2 and 3 of this title is less than or equal to the number of positions to be filled at the election for which the nomination petition or nomination paper is filed, the county board of supervisors may cancel the election no earlier than seventy-five days before the election and appoint the person or persons who filed the nomination petition or nomination paper to fill the position for the term of office for which the candidate was nominated by the qualified electors.”

Evaluation

As outlined in A.R.S. §16-410(A), the Board of Supervisors is the authorized agency to cancel elections no earlier than seventy-five days before the election and appoint the person or persons who filed the nomination petition.

Conclusion

In those precincts where the number of candidates filing nomination petitions or write-in nomination papers is less than equal to the number of positions available, it is permissible for the Board of Supervisors to cancel the elections as prescribed in A.R.S. §16-410(A).

Recommendation

The Elections Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the Order to cancel precinct committeemen elections and appoint precinct committeemen as listed in Attachment A of the Order, which is attached to this agenda item.

Suggested Motion

Approval to adopt an Order canceling precinct committeemen elections and appointing precinct committeemen as shown in Attachment A of the Order, who have filed a nomination petition for precinct committeeman of their party in the precinct shown.

Attachments
Order
Arizona Revised Statute 16-410